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No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.